It's not context-free power. Oh of course not. And Buffy often struggles with the darker side (see her getting out of bed to go out hunting, leaving Riley behind, asleep - or all of S6), but overall I think the problem is more with the fact that she is alone in carrying the burden.
True it is problematic to 'activate' all the Slayers, but what's the alternative? The system would continue as before, with one, lonely, girl called after the other, and the rest still at risk, like we saw at the start of S7 - picked off one by one without the power to fight back.
I love the show and see its problems at the same time, personally. They're not mutually exclusive modes of watching/enjoyment. Oh I have about three thousand different layers in my watching, so I get you, definitely. But although I can *see* the problems in Buffy's choice, when I watch, it doesn't feel like I'm watching something dark and disturbing. I get chills when Buffy does her 'Are you ready to be strong?' speech, because it's so wonderful. (Also the way it ties together all the themes of the season - and the whole show - makes me flail with happiness. It's always about the meta for me...)
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Oh of course not. And Buffy often struggles with the darker side (see her getting out of bed to go out hunting, leaving Riley behind, asleep - or all of S6), but overall I think the problem is more with the fact that she is alone in carrying the burden.
True it is problematic to 'activate' all the Slayers, but what's the alternative? The system would continue as before, with one, lonely, girl called after the other, and the rest still at risk, like we saw at the start of S7 - picked off one by one without the power to fight back.
I love the show and see its problems at the same time, personally. They're not mutually exclusive modes of watching/enjoyment.
Oh I have about three thousand different layers in my watching, so I get you, definitely. But although I can *see* the problems in Buffy's choice, when I watch, it doesn't feel like I'm watching something dark and disturbing. I get chills when Buffy does her 'Are you ready to be strong?' speech, because it's so wonderful. (Also the way it ties together all the themes of the season - and the whole show - makes me flail with happiness. It's always about the meta for me...)